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February 21, 2005 by

Have I mentioned that I am a singer? It’s true, I’m a soprano, drawn towards the jazz end of the musical spectrum, Jazz, gospel, stuff with rhythm… Rythym and harmony … Looooooove harmony.

Singing is my joy, I can’t help myself, sometimes I find myself singing at all sorts of weird moments but I am pretty ok at it, so usually people smile when I launch into a chorus of “Summertime” or “Paper Moon” rather than look at me like I’m off my nut… (they save that for other times… )

Anyway, I came to Sydney to study singing and completed a three year course at the end of 2001. It was great, not just the singing but the best mates I made, Surf was one of them actually, but he’s not a singer… Kirky was another, she’s my best mate and the mother of my godson… and a singer too.

But I digress…

… I mostly employed my skill in our church, singing on Sundays, or Saturdays, both in the choir and on the ‘frontline’ where the big singers sing. But… (you knew there was a but coming right?)

But… one of the casualties of the rather difficult work situation of the last 3 years was that there really didn’t seem to be any way to do all the things I needed to do and so unfortunately, and against my will, I gave it up.

Fully… no singing… Not a bit.

Ghastly.

I used to sing in a real live black gospel choir in Montgomery County, Md, USA and with the Whangarei Harmony Chorus where foundations of my love of jazz harmony and a capella music were set. Passions? they seek to be indulged and here I was, harbouring an itch without a scratch…

Because there was a New Year, and because the state of work resolved itself in 2004, the urge to do something with the singing thing become unbearable, so I began to explore options to exorcise it, this time outside of church context.

I answered an ad in the paper and went along to rehearsal. As soon as we started to sing I felt as if I were an amputee whose arm had been sewn back on.

So? Now I sing with ‘Jonah and the Wailers’. (Sorry about the name, they had it before I got there… ) an amateur chorus which has about 60 members who rehearse in separate locations across Sydney and all get together to perform gigs once a term. It felt so good to be doing it again that I called Kirky all excited and told her all about it, and you know what?

Now she’s a Wailer too…

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  1. http://www.redsaid.net says

    July 17, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Jonah and the Wailers!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I LOVE that. And come to think of it, it could’ve been Jonah and the Moanahs (as in Moaners… yeah, yeah… so the joke isn’t as good when you have to explain it…).

    Anyway, I’m just TRHILLED to bits that you are singing again and I’m eagerly awaiting my copy of the Jonah and the Wailers’ CD featuring a soulful solo by our very own diva divine, the incredible Miss DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

    P.S. Re: the honest to goodness black gospel choir you sang with, I’ve been trying to get my own singing boy to join a gospel choir (in addition to his current a cappella group), because I think he can learn so much. We’ve been listening to a lot of Blind Boys of Alabama lately. Listen to it if you’re able, I’m sure it will bring back some memories! In the mean time, keep on singing!

  2. http://www.wibsite.com/wiblog/ian says

    July 17, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    What unordered said.

    Wonderful to hear you’re singing again and filled with joy because of it!

  3. www.wibsite.com/wiblog/unordered says

    July 17, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    Wow! I’m impressed with the whole lot of that story, black gospel in the US, harmony in NZ, wailing in AUS. Good on you.

    Are you sure it’s not a Christian choir with a name like that?

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